Nikolas Alexander Theissen
Papers
7
Total Citations
130
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About
Nikolas Alexander Theissen is a robotics researcher whose work centers on improving the accuracy, stiffness, and real-world performance of industrial serial articulated manipulators. His research addresses a fundamental challenge in modern manufacturing: despite their flexibility and cost-effectiveness, industrial robots are rarely deployed in high-force or precision machining tasks due to their inherent low stiffness and positioning errors. Theissen has made significant contributions to compliance calibration, developing both elastostatic and quasi-static methodologies that characterize how robots deform under load and during movement — work that has collectively garnered over 100 citations across his publication record. His most-cited contribution, an online compliance error compensation system (2022, 54 citations), introduced a practical framework enabling real-time correction of deformation in contact applications, directly expanding the viable use cases for industrial robots. His investigations into the influence of velocity on quasi-static deflections and thermal compensation based on joint power consumption further demonstrate his commitment to understanding and mitigating real-world performance degradation. By bridging rigorous calibration theory with offline programming and industrial deployment, Theissen's research is helping redefine the precision boundaries of robotic manufacturing, making him a noteworthy voice in applied robotics and robot metrology.
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- 3Closed-force-loop elastostatic calibration of serial articulated robots23 citations · 2018
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